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In October 2019, then-WWE Universal Champion Seth Rollins and then-NXT Champion Adam Cole appeared on the first-ever edition of WWE's The Bump. During the conversation, both men spoke about their dream of facing each other for the first time in the WWE ring.
They didn’t have to wait too long, as both men competed against each other on an episode of WWE RAW just a month later, even though the match ended in disqualification for Cole.
However, fans still got a taste of what these two men are capable of doing when they compete against each other, and several other current top WWE Superstars are hopeful of competing against their dream opponent someday too.
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While fans want to see ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt take on Brock Lesnar, and Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler compete in the ring, the WWE Superstars themselves have completely different dream matches in mind for themselves.
In this article, we will look at the 8 top WWE Superstars who have already named their dream opponents in WWE.
#10 Johnny Gargano & Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, and Daniel Bryan
Johnny Gargano has been a cornerstone of WWE NXT for three years or so, and the NXT Superstar is regarded as one of the finest performers in WWE.
While several NXT Superstars who arrived at the brand after him have already gone onto RAW or SmackDown, Gargano has preferred to stay in WWE NXT as he calls the brand his real home.
Gargano has a few WWE Superstars in mind as his dream opponents
This has kept Gargano from competing against some of the top performers in WWE, and the Superstar himself has spoken about that and which WWE Superstars he dreams of competing against. Gargano spoke with ViBe & Wrestling and stated the following:
"I have my top three. We're going with people outside of NXT and bring them to NXT because I work Wednesday's. I will say top three on my list are Seth Rollins, I will say AJ Styles, and I will say Daniel Bryan," Gargano revealed. "They know where I am on Wednesday's, so if they would like to come to NXT and try their luck against Johnny Wrestling, I would love for those three to come and hang out for a little bit."
While Johnny Wrestling has a few big names on his list, he’d rather have them come over to WWE NXT and face him rather than him moving to RAW or SmackDown.
#9 Big E & Brock Lesnar
Big E is one of the most lovable characters on WWE SmackDown, and The New Day member has been seen as one of the best performers in the entire company for quite some time now.
Injuries to Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have given Big E a big chance to push for a singles title in the company, and we could see him compete against some top WWE Superstars in the months to come.
Big E has his eyes on the biggest fish in WWE
During his recent appearance on Table Talk, Big E revealed that he wants to face Brock Lesnar in a single's match, just like several other WWE Superstars. That is right, the WWE Superstar wants to face the same man who defeated his partner Kofi for the WWE Championship in seconds to make a statement on WWE SmackDown.
"We have done some stuff with Brock Lesnar. I haven't had an official match with Brock, but if forced to pick one, maybe Brock. Let's say, Brock."
Even though Big E is far from Lesnar in terms of the brand he performs on and the storylines both men are in, the big man may get a chance to compete with The Beast of WWE before he calls it a day.
#8 Aleister Black & Samoa Joe and Randy Orton
Aleister Black has been doing a great job in WWE, even though several fans in the WWE Universe believe that he is getting much less than he deserves on the WWE RAW brand. Black was seen as one of NXT’s top stars, and he has managed to make a big impact on RAW since his move to the brand.
Asked about who he’d like to face as his dream opponent in WWE, The Dutch Destroyer gave Cultaholic names of three Superstars who he wants to compete against.
Who does The Dutch Destroyer want to face in WWE?
Samoa Joe, Randy Orton, and Murphy made Black’s list of dream opponents, and while The Striking Man from Amsterdam has already competed against Murphy in a few stellar matches, he still has to face Orton and Joe one-on-one in WWE.
Knowing how good Black is in the ring, fans will get some great matches if he is allowed to get into rivalries against The Viper and The Samoan Submission Machine who are both extremely good in the ring as two of the most experienced men in the company.
#7 Io Shirai & Asuka
When Io Shirai first arrived in WWE, she was adamant to prove that she is undoubtedly the best in the world. She proved that, and much more, in less than two years and she now sits at the top of the NXT women’s division.
Fans have been pairing Shirai up with several top WWE Superstars to come up with their own dream matches, while even WWE has come out to claim that Lita vs. Io Shirai would be an absolute dream match. While Shirai seems to agree, it looks like this match may never take place as Lita is not really likely to enter a WWE ring soon.
The Genius from the Sky has already competed against two of her three dream opponents in WWE
Instead, The Jodi Judas has revealed that there are three female WWE Superstars against whom she wants to have her dream match. Shirai named Sasha Banks, Charlotte Flair, and Asuka as her three dream opponents in WWE.
While Shirai has been fortunate enough to share the ring with Banks and Flair this year, and defeat both the top WWE Superstars, she is yet to face Asuka in the WWE ring.
These two Japanese Superstars could put on one of the best matches of all time, and it would be great to watch them compete against each other for the RAW Women’s Championship down the line.
#6 Kevin Owens & Johnny Gargano
Kevin Owens has always been seen as one of the best NXT exports and NXT Champion of all time. That’s not all, as KO has gone on to win the WWE Universal Championship once, even though he had a very ordinary run with the title.
While The Prizefighter has been away from NXT for quite some time, there is one Superstar currently in NXT with whom he wants to have a match with.
Kevin Owens could move to WWE NXT to get his dream match
Speaking to WWE’s The Bump in late June 2020, Owens picked Johnny Gargano has his dream opponent in WWE.
“There’s obviously so many talented people in NXT that I’d love to wrestle on that stage. Some of them are my friends, others are guys I’ve seen wrestle and would love to just be in the ring with.”
“It’s really hard to pinpoint one because there are so many answers. If I were to go with…I would love for Johnny Gargano to show up.”
Gargano is currently one of the lockerroom leaders in NXT, and the veteran is known to be one of the best athletes in the world. It will be great to see Owens and Gargano tear the house down on a big stage at some point in the WWE career!
#5 Keith Lee & Cesaro
Keith Lee has always been viewed as an ordinary man with an extraordinary gift. He proved his worth after stepping into the WWE NXT ring and showing that he is among the top men the company has today.
While fans can’t help but drool over the prospect of seeing Lee compete in dream matches against Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns, and Braun Strowman, The Limitless One himself has an interesting choice in mind against whom he wants his dream match.
Will The Limitless One meet The Superman of WWE?
During an episode of WWE Backstage, Lee revealed that his original choice for a dream opponent would have been WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle, but now that he’s retired from the ring, Lee has his eyes set on Cesaro.
"Originally my dream match was Kurt Angle, that's been taken away from me. However, if I had to pick right now my number one dream match belongs to Cesaro because the man is a machine, he is a beast, and that's something I can relate to."
Cesaro is among the top athletes in the world today, and fans see a lot more in him than the WWE's creative department appears to. We have already seen Lee put on stellar matches against Dominik Dijakovic, who has a similar style to Cesaro, and one can only imagine how good it will be to see Lee and Cesaro go head to head on a big stage one day.
With Lee moving to WWE RAW, it seems like we're closer than ever to getting a match between these two incredible athletes!
#4 Ronda Rousey & Rhea Ripley
Ronda Rousey took the world of WWE by storm before leading the RAW brand with a phenomenal RAW Women’s Championship reign. However, after her loss at WrestleMania 35, the former UFC Champion has decided to take an extended leave from the company.
The WWE Universe can’t help speculating when The Baddest Woman on the Planet will return to the WWE ring, and who she’ll target upon her return. Several top women in the company are yet to face Rousey as she’s only competed on the RAW brand till now, and there is one woman in particular who Rousey wants to face in a dream match herself.
Rousey wants to face a former WWE NXT Women's Champion
Rhea Ripley is in Rousey’s radar as she believes that The Nightmare is one of the best WWE Superstars in the company today. During an interview with Corey Graves on After The Bell, The Baddest Woman on the planet revealed that Ripley is someone who is doing a great job in WWE NXT, and she’d like to face her at some point.
Ripley had a few interesting things to say during an interview with Sports Bible once she found out that she was Rousey’s dream opponent:
"Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. I would love to fight Ronda Rousey," the NXT women's champ said.
"It would be incredible. It's funny because before I made it to NXT, I would watch her on UFC and I'm like, 'This chick's bada*s. She's so cool. Like, I wanna be like her.'
"And then my friends were like, 'Your sort of like her. You guys seem exactly the same, you act the same, you both love Vegeta. Like, you guys are pretty much the same person.'
"So, if I could share the ring with her one day, I would probably be the happiest girl ever [laughs]."
While Ripley may have lost her dream match to Flair at ‘Mania, we hope that she will cross Rousey’s path somewhere down the line.
#3 Edge & Roman Reigns
Edge’s return to WWE during the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble will likely go down as the moment of the year, and possibly one of the best moments of the decade.
The Rated-R Superstar made a great return to the WWE ring, it seemed like he hadn’t missed a beat as he picked up right from where he’d left off almost a decade ago.
There are several dream matches waiting to happen for Edge in WWE
During an interview with ESPN, while building towards his match for WrestleMania 36 against The Viper, Edge revealed a few men who he’d like to compete against before he retires for good.
Among those names, one man who he wants to compete against is none-other-than The Big Dog, Roman Reigns:
"Guy like Roman Reigns, man, he's special. He's a leader, and he needs other leaders, and that's what I can be. We felt a little bit of that at the Rumble, too."
Reigns has been one of WWE’s top guys for almost five years, and we’ve seen him gain a huge fanbase that can rival Edge’s fanbase any day. If WWE goes ahead and books a match between these two top Superstars down the line, we’ll definitely witness record-breaking viewership from all over the world.
#2 Bobby Lashley & Brock Lesnar
Bobby Lashley has remained one of the biggest names in combat sports for several years, both inside and outside WWE.
The All-Mighty has always been vocal about a WWE dream match against former Universal Champion Brock Lesnar and he is still hopeful that he will get that match before he hangs up his boots.
Bobby Lashley wants to face The Beast of WWE at least once
Speaking to Alex McCarthy of talkSPORT, Lashley had the following to say when asked what’s the current position on his WWE match against The Beast:
“We are fans the same way – well, at least I am – the same way everybody else is. When I heard the winner gets Brock, I was like, is this it? Am I finally getting it? Then it’s ‘not now!’
"I don’t know what the situation is. I don’t know what the case is. But I do believe eventually it will happen before Brock and I are senior citizens. The one thing that people – and I don’t want to switch gears here – but Drew McIntyre is a Brock Lesnar. He definitely is. I think that a matchup with Drew is just as exciting as Brock, to me, if done right."
"Of course, I want the Brock match. I’m not erasing that [laughs]. But I think both of those matches are great matches. I think eventually the dots will be connected and I think right now with the right people in the right places, I think a lot of really big things could be happening.”
Lashley reiterated the same during an interview with Gary Cassidy of Sportskeeda late last year.
While Lashley has been doing a fine job in WWE with The Hurt Business, it is likely that he will soon pressure the creative team to get him the promised big match against Lesnar before he calls it a day.
#1 AJ Styles & Edge
AJ Styles has been a phenomenal talent in the world of wrestling for well over two decades. Styles has traveled all around the world and featured on all the top wrestling promotions in the world, including WWE.
While we’ve seen The Phenomenal One lock horns with almost every top wrestler in the industry, one WWE Superstar he badly wants to face before he retires is Edge.
AJ Styles badly wants a match against WWE veteran Edge
However, the WWE Universe wants to see the two men go one-on-one at least once in their career, and Styles has shared the same views:
“I've got to have a match with Edge before him and I both retire. I think that's something that we both want. I know he tore his tricep, and hopefully it's a speedy recovery for him. That's one that I want badly, and I think that he would like to have one as well. It would be great. I'm still looking forward to it, Edge”
Not only Styles but Edge too feels the same about the prospect of a match against The Phenomenal One:
"AJ Styles and Edge has to happen," Edge said. "In 25 years in the same industry, we've never touched. How is that possible?”
While Edge is currently battling an injury, and already has a score to settle with Randy Orton, WWE will likely allow the two men to go head-to-head on a big stage sooner than later.
